New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-28


subsidiary induStric, which will follow the fisheries
the shibnding. sailmakns. netmakng and all the
"">lii'N conn cited with supplying material. prcLar
lhG curing and handling the fish, all Will go into Can
adam hands
For The ear ending June 80. 1896 there i'm
pof'ed from Canada to the United state, Ii iG57G4
dozens Of egs. costing in anada 81 sg3672 OF about
thirteen cents per dozen To this must b. added the
expense of collecting them. transport alton, and
'ne pfohS of the wholesale and retail trader Tho
u'Sconh for brcakage and rotten would be about
ono or more Of the whole. hlch usually Is the
loss OF the consumer. Now In the of the glorious
Gospel Of Free Trade and Edward Atkinson, IT. apos-
tie how much better OF IL tho consumer In paying
twenty cents pcr dozen for doubtful eggs than IN Civ
ing The same price for good fresh 10 the honest
FARMERS OF his own country who would DO glad TO keep
It" more fowls each only that they find the market
quilted with frectrade eggs, and the uncertainty thus
produced causes them TO keep dozen hens instead OF
hiy' Will not the farmers say that even II pro-
h'Dtofy duty were placed on eggs they would be glad
10 furnish the full supply at present prices And
WOULD not the result be a larger homo competition a
greater supply OF poultry, and would the and
children from the proceeds Of the poultry yard find
comfort, adornhen and the cer of music, papers
and books And would this return TO other indus
tries the benefits arising from protection of the peculiar
farm and housewife Industry, VIZ, fowls and eggs
Ana tho same argument OF tho farmer will apply to
animals, wood, barley, hay, vegetables and lumber
win tho assurance OF protection and their markets
stimulus would DO given fal life that would help
to Keep tho boys on the farms and give to the girls
industrial pursuits that would many life from
going TO ruin In great cities.
The petty question $50 called OF the fisheries in their
practical sense has nothing Whatever to do with tho
present controversy. American fishermen axe no fish
IN British wat do they desire anything OF the
kind All Of the fish taken by the American fleet
taken on Tho ocean banks. mostly from twelve to four
hundred miles from tho shore Tho Halifax award
OF the most outrageous frauds porpetrated up
on any nation; the purchase Of the maritime provinces
for fifty millions would be of tho character only
morn stupid. Tho commercial rights Of vessels OF Tho
United States under treaties and mutual legislation In
British ports is the question has nothing 10 do with
practical fishing Our vessels go into Canadian ports
to buy certain articles under documents issued by tho
United States empowering them to do so, hoy arc re-
fused commercial rights and subjected 10 unjust penal
ties and fines, while Canadian vessels have every com
mcrcal privilege afforded them in American ports
Mutual legislation has made these rights reciproca al
II Canada refuses them 10 vessels Government
Should refuse them Canadian vessels. This Is tho
unanimous verdict OF Congress and "a 10 day the law
Of he land. Instead of rs execution wo have an I'M
/ authorized commission which our heclade friends
trust Will Invade legislation and dictate our tarlh
Tic question IS of National honor and fair play
not a trap to catch our free markets for Canada a.
some suppose.
The matter OF tho decrease OF tho American fishing
tonnage has either been used through Ignorance OF Il
an attempt to deceive. In 1866 the bounty OF w %
per ton that was allowed American cod hhlng vessels
by tho nted states Government went out OF existence
and the loss Of the bounty decreased the fleet IL was
required by that act that every vessel to draw bounty
should be engaged four months In the year In the COD
hcry Many vessels engaged I'm coasting temporarily
changed their papers for tho coil fishery to obtain the
bounty and resumed their coaing papers al mo emu
Of four months. They all cla,,od In the h'h'e'
! After tho bounty repealed this prau'e ceased
and caused an apparent loss to the fishing tonnage
Jus, previous to this Congress passed an at regulating
tine tonnage OF Amerlca an vessels 10 their actual carry
! lng or freight capacity II was copying The EngI'h
system. Vessels visiting foreign p'TS we're A''c''c"
piotage and port charges on their tonnage anu a.
American vessels were registered In Their papers "
er entire measurement their port charges wcr' vastly
I'm cxccs, Of those Of English vessels Tho ne" system
/ REDUCED American tonnage about ono third "h'h
with tho effect Of the loss II the bounty, reduced inc
/ rccord Of American fishing tonnage. Mr.. Nhhsoh'
Use Of INF, Argument merely show, how figures can W
madc TO lle In the hand. Of An ignorant man.
The history ~ tho fisheries shows that under n"
,r.atv mr. commercial union can the bait fisheries OF
! Canada and Newfoundland be Transferred to Amer
c,n s,bermcn Thcy arc a shore and boat fishery
and they are the sole ,pudcncc Of the local fishermen
engaged IN this business for thcr living he'aTc poor
people who live In tho covcs and bays along ~" f"y
/ coasts and whom nndcr tho Treaty OF "a'hhg'"h'
J American
take herring or squid for bait to carry to the immense
French feet on tho Banks 10 the French ISLANDS OF
s. HERE and Niqurlon, the pcoplc A. one man '"Sc
ND and fought: destroyed the s"neS ana thrcat'he"
! the lives Of tho American fishermen. NJ Ioi'""
| Paw Newfoundland and Aspy Bay. Cape Breton
| AMI wherever tho American vessels sought 1" taN'
bait Instead Of buying H. trouble occurred "n' r''"S
Milling the Justice Of the peoples claim and The IN
Justice Of any attempt to convey these bait fisheries
! away from the poor fishermen of the coast ny i'''-
/ proclty or treaty the American fishermen p'"E"
/ what they needed. saving these poor unrrp''seh'r"
people from the outrage their own Government """''l
! subject th~m TO- Canada has nothing that the United
/ state, does not produce IN abundance. Commercial
uuion or rect procy would simply bring British car'H
/ Ia Canada to operate against our INDUSTRIES l"r'
cannot consume from Us above the capacity oil t'r"
uonulailon while we could absorb from them tchiuhh
!, British capital comes this country to invest IN
| manufactures 10 avoid tariff laws. It must have
h,Idings machinery material and labor. which must
I'm turn be fed clothed. deutschland kept IN operation
by other American industries. II II goes 10 'a'"'H
! the United states get, nothing. And here inc gre"
| social problem confonts us. Every DAY : WORK '"'
! can be done In the United states and that IS give"
To any foreign nation takes from tho Iah"i oi tho
country u,lr, idlrue,, for somebody and discomfort
Work l. to be the salvation of th, country, and any
systom that trusts to money Z" bny' F"'"'' Una" "
labor to produce delbri aely challenges the uN'"h
/ ,.uts the strikes and tho worse symptoms that 1t
takes blood TO quell. Free trade eAas tho pncha''
ing peycr of money money, ana d'pe>Ne' l""o'
| to the lowest point II makes tho rich r'chcr the
NOR poorcr This country has rs opportunity no"
with immigration limited TO Intelligent ihhu''ry' WIN
an Increase Of popu I.lOn cqualng two ana one nan
millions -, consnnlers with a prosperity accomplished
never known before history, with land ana resources
equal TO the support Of tho whole human family "
hardly needs a commission from England ana 'alaA
10 direct Itsleclslaion instruct ITS Governments ""0
are the men hat the FREQ trade Industrial ah"'h'S ac
striking at sixty seven per cent VI "' 'io"
! fishermen Of tho North Atlantic coast of the Chteo
STATE, ara citizens of the United states They have
stood M and been counted The >" per cent oi
foreign population IS fast becoming na'ura1zen. ln'S
are the Young smart cntcrprslng men from INC norm
Of Europe and from tho provinces VINO m"'" 'n'"
homes for tho land that protects and ho"rS iap"r'
! Tho vour, ,vomcn also come they marry, seitl'
down and are among orr most respected 'l'Nehs'